scruffy, a lazy lot, to hang around, posh,daft-looking, to be at a loose end, to stumble in front of sb, to drive sb crazy, to turn up, to give (take) a century, poor old Britons, pretty useless.
life went smoothly, bone-headed locals, to mill around, crude Celts. The introduction of such words into serious scientific texts produces a humorous effect.
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